Rail-fastening device.



A. F. HAMMERSCHMIDT. RAIL FASTENING DEVICE. `APPLIM'IION FILED PEB.21.1914.

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RAIL FASTENING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED PBB.21. 1914,

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ANTHONY F. HAMMERSCHMIDT, Ol GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Original application filed December 2, 1913, Serial No. 304,185. Dividedand this application filed February 21, 1914. Serial No. 820,172.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY F. HAM- Mnnscrriirn'r, a citizen of theUnited States, and residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent andState of Michigan., have invented certain new and useful mprovements inRail-Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

, This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railfastening devices and more particularly to those used in connection withmetalV railway ties, and this application is a division of theapplicants former application, filed December 2, 1913, Serial Number804,185.

An object of this invention is the provision of a rail fastening deviceso constructed as topermit the railsto be laid at any angle, spaced asdesired and furthermore to provide a good substantial locking means forthe rails, whereby the same will be held against displacement,

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a railfastening device that can be readily assembled and taken apart by anynovice.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combinations, andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1, is aside elevation of my rail.

fastening device, applied to a railway tie, Fig. 2, is a top plan viewof the same, with rails removed, Fig. 3, is a similar view to Fig. 1,but with a section of my rail fastening device removed, Fig. 4, is anend elevation, Fig. 5, is aperspective view of vthe locking key, Fig. 6,is a perspective view of the locking spring, and, Fig. 7, is afragmentary sectional view of the key and sprin lock in position.

Re erring to the accompanying drawings by similar characters ofreference` the numeral 10 denotes in general my rail fastening device,which comprises a channel base plate 11, supporting two arched springs12 and 13, which terminate into webs 12 and have formed thereon theirlower face and extending downwardly therefrom lugs A and B, which inturn terminate into T heads C, which slidably operate in the slot D ofthe channeled base 11, and also in notches 13 formed therein at oppositeends. These springs 12 and 18 have formed upon their intermediateportion thereof blocks 11 and 15, which have transverse apertures formedtherein, the object of which will be hereinafter more fully described.Secured to these blocks 11 and 15 by means of bolts 111 and 15, is myrail fastening means, which comprises a casing 16, composed of twoplates, 17 and 18, having downwardly extending webs 19 and 20 formedthereon and which in turn have outwardly extended webs 21 and 22 formedtherefrom. rFliese downwardly extended webs 19 and 20 have suitablyspaced apertures formed therein to cooperate with those of the blocks14.-15- 23--24c and 25, the latter blocks, also being disposed betweenthe webs 19 and 20, and are substantially held in position by means ofbolts 25', thus holding the plates 17 and 18 in spaced relation to eachother, thereby producing a longitudinal slot 26 ltherebetween.

Formed in the plates 17 and 18 are key holes 27, the plate 17 havingless holes in number than the opposite plate 18. The key holes in bothof these plates being so arranged that when my device is in position forthe laying of the rails, the key holes 27 in each of the plates 17 and18 will be at an angle to each other, thus permitting the rails to belaid at any desired angle as well as permitting them to be spaced asdesired.

The key holes 27 are for the reception of the keys 28, which aresomewhat similar to the customary tie spike, owing to the similarconstruction of the head 29 and shank 30. The shank 30 having verticalgrooves 31 formed therein and terminating into a wing portion 32,similar to that of the ordinary door key. The grooves 31 in the shank 30being produced for the reception of a spring lock 33, which has an.offset portion 341 formed thereon to cooperate with one of the grooves31 formed in the shank 30 of the keys 28, thus locking the keys 28 in afixed position, which in turn assures a substantial locking means forthe rails 35. It should be understood in this connection, however, thatvarious minor changes in the details of construction, can be resorted towithin the scope of the appended claims, without departing from orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

From the foregoing disclosure taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be manifest that a rail fastening device is provided,to answer the purpose as fully set forth, and it may be stated that mydevice may be applied to ties of any nature.

I-Iaving thus fully described this invention, what I claim as new anddesire to protect by Letters Patent is l. A rail fastening devicecomprising a series of plates, having key holes formed therein, the saidplates supported by a series of arched springs mounted upon a base.

2. A. rail fastening device comprising a base, springs mounted thereon,plates supported by the said springs and having key holes formedtherein, for the reception of keys having vertical grooves formedtherein, and a locking spring having an offset portion formed thereon tocooperate with the vertical grooves of the keys.

3. A rail fastening device having a flat top and means whereby rails areIocked to the same, springs supporting the top and having webs formedthereon, with lugs formed therefrom, and terminating into T heads andoperating in the slot and notches, formed in the channel base.

4.-. A rail fastening device having a flat top composed of two separateplates, a slot formed therebetween, key openingsformed in said plates,keys operating in 'said key openings and having grooves formed therein,a spring to lock said keys in position, downwardly and outwardlyextending webs formed therefrom, the said plates, blocks holding saidplatesin spaced relation to each other, springs having blocks formedthereon, with transverse apertures formed therein for the reception ofbolts to prevent the displacement of the plates and a` channel Y base asa supporting means for the same. In testimony whereof I aHiX mylsignature in presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY r. ainnrnsciannr.

Witnesses: s

R. C. HACKENBRUCH, FRANK D. BRYANT.'

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Commissioner of Patents,

